Army Arrests 'Most Wanted Car Thief' in Bekaa
Military intelligence arrested one of the most wanted car thieves, Maher Tleis, in the Bekaa region, Asharq al-Awsat daily reported on Sunday.
The army staged a raid at dawn on Saturday and managed to arrest Tleis after tightening the noose around his place of residence in al-Naqqar neighborhood east of Baalbek.
A security source told the daily: “The hunting operation was one of the most valuable operations against active theft gangs in Bekaa. The Lebanese authorities have been following them repeatedly and actively since 2014.”
Tleis is one of the most wanted car thieves in Lebanon. After stealing the vehicles, he smuggles them into Syria. He heads one of the largest gangs and is wanted on several arrest warrants.
The Lebanese Army-Orientation Directorate said in a statement that Tleis is wanted “by the Interpol and on hundreds of court rulings for kidnapping and forming a gang suspected of stealing vehicles and producing counterfeit money. He is also wanted for planning attacks against the Army and on suspicion of drugs and arms dealing.”
Source: Naharnet
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